The IBCC
Bomber Command Digital Archive
The International Bomber
Command Centre (IBCC), currently under development in Lincolnshire in the UK,
aims to become a world-class facility to serve as a point of recognition,
remembrance and reconciliation for Bomber Command. The completed Centre, cheduled
to open in 2016, will consist of:
. a Memorial Spire (recently erected) and
walls of names of those who lost their lives serving in Bomber Command;
. an Interpretation Centre to house
exhibition, information and education facilities; and
. Peace Gardens and sculpture parks
The Lincolnshire Bomber
Command Memorial Trust, which is developing the Centre, is also establishing a
Bomber Command Digital Archive. This aims to become the most comprehensive
source for Bomber Command information in the world.
As part of the Digital Archive
a large-scale oral history project is underway, in conjunction with the
University of Lincoln, to try and collect as many different Bomber Command
voices as possible. The resulting interviews will be used to tell the stories
that will feature in the Centre’s
exhibitions and displays,
as well as forming a valuable resource in its own right for future research.
I am a volunteer
interviewer for the IBCC’s Digital Archive and I would like to invite you to be
interviewed about your
Bomber Command experiences as part of the project. Your voice would be recorded
and the recording would become part of the Archive in perpetuity.
The Digital Archive is also
interested in collecting photographs, scrap books, log books, letters
and any other associated
memorabilia. Original documents will be scanned and returned to their
owner and the resulting
digital copies will be made available in the Archive.
You can find more
information about the International Bomber Command Centre on the website:
www.internationalbcc.co.uk
While the statistics and
the overall Bomber Command narrative are reasonably well known, it’s
personal stories that will
ensure that the memories of the people who contributed to it live on.
The Bomber Command Digital
Archive will be a very significant record of the personal stories
behind the Bomber Command
experience, and your contribution would be a valuable addition to
it.
If you would like to be
involved, please get in touch:
. Email: adam@somethingverybig.com
. Mobile: 0405 003 312
. Post: 4/16-18 Goble St Niddrie, VIC 3042
I’d love to hear your
story!
Best wishes,
Adam Purcell
for
Bomber Command Digital
Archive
International Bomber
Command Centre
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